A pile of rubbish with exposed nails and screws was dumped on Swindon Polo Ground. 

One member of the public reported seeing the fly-tipping happen, stating a flatbed truck was used to drive the material onto the field before it was then emptied.

Swindon Borough Council confirmed on Friday it was making arrangements to clear the debris.

“We’d like to thank the local resident for supplying us with the pictures and we have passed these on to our enforcement team," a spokesperson said.

"In the meantime, we have made arrangements to clear the fly-tipping.”

Some residents have shared fears over the waste and say it included dangerous sharp objects and exposed nails and screws. It is expected to be fully cleared this week. 

A group of travellers consisting of half a dozen caravans, cars, vans and other equipment, gained access to the private field via a padlocked gate on Tuesday, August 22. 

After staying for three days until Friday, August 25, they left, but locals were dismayed to see they had left behind a large pile of fly-tipped household rubbish and construction debris. 

Questions have also been raised over the truck that was used during the dumping of the rubbish. 

A DVLA check of the licence plate for the truck allegedly used to dump the unwanted material showed that while it was up to date on its MOT, it has not been road taxed since 2016.

Wiltshire Police were contacted about the fly-tipping and the untaxed truck being used.

A spokesperson said: "We would encourage any member of the public who witnesses something like this to contact us on 101 or through our website to report it. If a crime is in progress, call 999."

This is the second time that the Polo Ground has been broken into by a group of travellers this year, with another group arriving in July and gaining 'unauthorised access'. 

One neighbour, who did not want to be named, told the Adver that the second visit following the first one had impacted the community and that she had found it 'destabilising'.

Swindon Borough Council is currently in the process of redeveloping the Chiseldon Firs transit site to be more appealing for the traveller community. 

The £500,000 refurbishment will see electricity and water, toilets and showers and a children's play area added to the area.